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Without knowing ANYTHING about these people, how do you assume she's the one at fault here?
What I saw, looking at the video, is a woman who looks BOTHERED by this guy. Maybe they don't even know each other.
Maybe he's the local weirdo and someone paid him a few bucks to propose to her, so they could video the yuck yucks.
Maybe this is South Africa's version of Jack Asses, and the whole thing was a setup.
We don't know. You assume he's the victim of a cold hard witch, but maybe she's the victim of a man who intended to embarrass her in front of dozens of strangers.
Uhhhhhh...the same way anyone in here is making an assumption about the situation. DUH.
Furthermore, she appeared to want nothing to do with him...thus, it would seem he dodged a bullet as she was obviously "in the driver's seat". So, yes, from my perspective, he dodged a bullet based on the little info I have (and assuming it isn't fake).
Uhhhhhh...the same way anyone in here is making an assumption about the situation. DUH.
Furthermore, she appeared to want nothing to do with him...thus, it would seem he dodged a bullet as she was obviously "in the driver's seat". So, yes, from my perspective, he dodged a bullet based on the little info I have (and assuming it isn't fake).
Oooohhh I'm so glad he dodged a bullet by proposing to a stranger! Yep, he'll live another day!
He was stupid for the public proposal, but he also dodged a bullet. Any woman that would embarrass their partner like that doesnt deserve to be married.
Huh? She should have said yes to marriage, just to avoid a scene she didn't create? Surely you can't mean that?
He took a foolish chance. He lost. I have a feeling it wasn't the first time she ever threw a fit like that. If he didn't see that coming, he didn't know her well enough to propose marriage. I hope they both wise up and walk away from the other.
If not staged, I got the feeling he has been asking her over and over and she has been telling him no over and over. She looked frustrated, like "how many times do I have to tell you".
I don't blame her. Nobody wants to be put on public display like that. A marriage proposal should be tender and between two people, not the entire lunch crowd at McDonalds.
Take a hint, guys.
yeah, that still seems to be a thing.
my son and i had that conversation when he decided to propose to his girlfriend, they were both in their early 30s. He actually asked me his mom about ideas for when and where and how to propose. His idea was propose in public at a big family gathering. he had other possibilities in mind too. i told him my view of what i thought was "more desirable" and "less desirable" which is the feedback he was asking me for. In the most tactful way possible i said the least desirable (worst idea) was to propose in public. He was surprised. i guess there are guys who still don't see why that's not a good idea. Anyway the decision was his to make, he knew that, he's been thinking for himself and doing what he wants since he was about 11 anyway, and he was past 30 when he decided to propose.
He had many ideas, and he asked me for other ideas too. I put forth a single idea and it was the one he ended up using: in a beautiful setting someplace that he knows she really likes, get down on one knee and say something along the lines of "you are the woman i want to spend the rest of my life with. will you marry me and make me the happiest man in the world"
he arranged a time to take her out to eat at HER favorite restaurant (which was an elegant one) and he did just that. they each in private came to me later and told me how wonderful it was. (She did not know and will not ever know that the idea came from me his mom.) I was touched and surprised when my adult son (a) asked me for my input, and (b) actually used my suggestion. He was beaming from ear to ear and told me it was a huge success.
His thinking about the public proposal, asking her in front of both sides of the family, was that at a big family gathering everyone could celebrate the engagement and be happy for them. i said it's great to have a party to celebrate engagement, yes. But like the post above says, proposing marriage is between the two people. it's not about playing to the crowd.
I don't blame her. Nobody wants to be put on public display like that. A marriage proposal should be tender and between two people, not the entire lunch crowd at McDonalds.
Take a hint, guys.
That's one thing I picked up... public proposals can REALLY backfire.
There was a Burger King TV commercial where a guy proposes to a woman, she said yes, and it was a happy situation, but that's a BK ad (and at least they were alone). The same ones where you have "doctor" Angus telling you about "the angus diet", and a guy so excited about some new menu item that he didn't even park his car.. he jumped out of it while it was still moving. Fine print on both covered their legal issues (dr. angus isn't a real doctor. Angus diet isn't a real diet. For the latter, park your $$$ car first!).
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